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'Discipline reform' is in Obama program to help young men. What's that mean?In announcing ‘My Brother’s Keeper,’ President Obama identified school discipline reform as one key to supporting the success of young men of color. Here are strategies that schools are already trying.
Did Michigan teacher mistreat autistic boy? Video of incident sparks debate.A lawyer for the boy’s mother says the teacher took the video and teased the boy in front of students. But the teacher’s defenders say she is loving and skilled and the video is being misinterpreted.
Data breach at Indiana University: Are colleges being targeted?While information on 146,000 students and graduates may have been exposed, Indiana U. says, the data breach was not a targeted attack. But cyber-criminals may just be catching on to colleges as targets.
Healthy kids: White House proposes school ban on ads for junk foodMany schools advertise sugary drinks and other junk foods, particularly on vending machines and scoreboards and gyms, a practice that would be stopped under the proposed rules.
Alum gives Harvard $150 million. Who are Top 5 donors to US colleges?Harvard will receive an eye-popping $150 million from alum Kenneth Griffin of Citadel – its largest gift ever. It's generous, certainly, but 44 others have given even more. Here are the Top 5.
Snow day for many kids, but not in N.Y.C. schools: how officials make the callWhile parents may gripe that a decision seems arbitrary, school superintendents weigh a number of factors carefully (not including tweets from students hoping for a snow day).
Donors shower colleges with nearly $34 billion in 2013, a recordThe rebound of educational giving suggests that charitable donors who are seeking to make a 'transformational impact on a cause' are confident in their own finances and the economy as a whole.
College football players call for a union – and a seat at the NCAA tableCollege athletes, putting in a 40-hour work week with no pay, say they're not amateurs. With coaches and commissioners making millions, they want a College Athletes Players Association.
Vergara v. California: Do state laws protect teacher jobs over students?The case of Vergara v. California takes up whether five state laws make it too hard to fire poor teachers. Students say their education is suffering. Teachers unions say the need is more resources.
Do tablets teach? Parents see mobile devices as underachievers, study finds.A survey of parents of 2- to 10-year-olds found that 65 percent of children use mobile devices, but the amount of time using educational apps is low and decreases with age.
The great college aid game: Ways students can avoid full sticker priceFor five New Rochelle High School seniors who have applied to colleges, January has been spent facing a new pile of forms – for financial aid. Most students never pay full tuition, but it takes savvy help to make that happen.
Obamas host summit to help low-income students go to collegePresident Obama and the first lady brought together leaders in higher education to push programs that could help lower-income students succeed in college.
School discipline: New US guidelines shift away from zero-tolerance policiesThe school discipline guidelines are a response to a growing body of statistics showing both the costs of harsh disciplinary policies and the frequent inequities in how they’re applied.- Big city schools making progress but still have far to go, report saysA NAEP study of academic achievement in big cities showed only modest gains compared with 2011, but the picture has improved significantly during the past decade.
School changes 6-year-old's offense from 'sexual harassment' to 'misconduct'The Colorado school removed 'sexual harassment' from the 6-year-old boy's record, resolving the issue for his mother, she said. But the incident invited more criticism of schools' zero-tolerance policies.
Experts question school's decision to suspend 6-year-old for kissA Colorado school followed its zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy in suspending a 6-year-old boy for kissing a girl on the hand. Such policies can be problematic, experts say.
The great college aid game: Five seniors juggle desire and realityAs this school year's great college aid game gets started, the Monitor and The Hechinger Report follow five New Rochelle High School seniors in their quest through the labyrinth of college admissions and financial aid.- Do you have a clue about teenage behavior? Take our quiz!
Every two years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts a nationally representative Youth Risk Behavior Survey of ninth- to 12th-graders. The questions in the quiz are based on the most recent data available, from 2013.
Student debt report: More graduates have it ... and have more of itAmong 2012 graduates of four-year colleges in the US, 71 percent finished school in debt, up from 68 percent in 2008, according to the report. The average estimated student debt: $29,400.
PISA test shows 'stagnation.' Is US education reform failing?In the 2012 PISA test comparing educational performance worldwide, US teenagers were stuck at average in reading and science, and below average in mathematics. Other countries improved.
